How to Use the EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP in Cline

Q: Can I use this to get very specific mine-level data?

Yes. The getmineproduction tool provides data from EIA-7A and MSHA-7000-2 forms. You can tell Cline to "fetch the 2023 production for the Black Thunder mine," and it will get the exact number and can even put it into a variable in your code.

Q: Can Cline use the EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence server to compare coal types?

Definitely. The getcoalprices tool breaks down prices by rank. You can ask Cline to "create a table comparing the spot prices of bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite coal," and it will generate the code or Markdown for you.

Tell Cline to build energy dashboards. It will fetch live EIA coal data, write the code, create the files, and stage the commit.

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This MCP server connects Cline directly to official EIA coal statistics. Tell it: "Build a React component that charts weekly bituminous coal prices." Cline will use `get_coal_prices` to fetch the data. It then writes the component file, adds a charting library, and implements the code to display the data. You get a working, data-driven component added to your project without writing the boilerplate yourself.

From Raw Data to Tested Code with Cline

Go beyond just fetching data from your MCP Server. Ask Cline to "create a Python script that pulls monthly coal production for Texas and saves it to a CSV." It will use `get_coal_production` and generate the complete script. Cline doesn't stop there. It will also write a unit test for the script, run it, and stage both files for your review. It’s a full-cycle development agent, not just a data lookup tool.

Automate Due Diligence & Reporting

Use Cline to automate tedious research. Give it a task like "draft a report on the top 5 US coal mines by production." Cline will call `get_mine_production` to get the raw numbers. Then, it will use `get_coal_quality` for each mine's specs and create a new Markdown file (`report.md`) summarizing the findings. This turns hours of manual data collection into a single command.

Setup guide

Set up EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP in Cline

Prerequisites

VS Code with Cline extension installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Cline MCP settings

Click the Cline icon in the VS Code sidebar to open the Cline panel. Then click the MCP Servers icon (server stack) at the top-right corner of the panel.
2

Add a remote server

Click "Remote Servers" at the top, then click "Add Remote MCP". In the Name field, type eia-coal-mining-solid-fuels-intelligence-mcp. In the URL field, paste your Vinkius endpoint: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp. Get your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Enable the server

After saving, the server appears in the Cline MCP panel. Toggle the switch to enable it. The status indicator turns green when the connection is live.
4

Start using tools

Return to the Cline chat and ask: "Check my latest EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence refund status." Cline will discover the available tools and request your approval before invoking each one — giving you full control over every action.

Cline MCP Settings

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eia-coal-mining-solid-fuels-intelligence-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about EIA Coal & Mining — Solid Fuels Intelligence MCP in Cline

Cline doesn't just show you the data; it builds with it. Ask it to "scaffold a Node.js API endpoint for coal trade data," and it will use `get_coal_trade` from this MCP server to write the actual route, handler, and test files for you.

Yes. The `get_mine_production` tool provides data from EIA-7A and MSHA-7000-2 forms. You can tell Cline to "fetch the 2023 production for the Black Thunder mine," and it will get the exact number and can even put it into a variable in your code.

Open the Cline sidebar in VS Code and go to the MCP Servers icon. You can install it with one click from the Marketplace tab. The server's tools, like `get_coal_reserves`, are then immediately available for Cline to use in its tasks.

Definitely. The `get_coal_prices` tool breaks down prices by rank. You can ask Cline to "create a table comparing the spot prices of bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite coal," and it will generate the code or Markdown for you.

The connection is secure and isolated. When Cline uses this server, it only sends requests for public EIA coal information, such as quality metrics or reserve estimates. The server never sees your private code, and Vinkius processes all requests in a zero-trust, ephemeral environment.

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